Alpha globin variation in the long-tailed macaque suggests malaria selection
C. L. Faust, F. Rangkuti, S. G. Preston, A. Boyd, P. Flammer, B. Bia, N. J. Rose, F. N. Piel, A. L. Smith, A. P. Dobson, S. Gupta, B. S. Penman
The paper examines alpha globin variation in long-tailed macaques and finds it correlates with malaria selection, suggesting similar adaptive processes to humans.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology